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Helicteres, Avartani PRO

ByAdam Tate

Helicteres, Avartani East Indian Screw Tree Avartani (Ayurveda)Marorphali (Unani)Valamburi (Siddha)Huo Suo Ma (root, TCM) Helicteres isoraC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 10 (1773) Helicteres isora flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helicteres isora Parts used: Bark, fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Avicenna said hot and dry in the 3rd degree) Uses: 1. Clears…

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Caesalpinia crista PRO

ByAdam Tate

Caesalpinia crista Bonduc nut, Fever nut, Nicker nut, CaesalpiniaJam ‘bras  འཇམ་འབྲས  (Tibetan)Lata Karanja (Ayurveda)Bandogh Hendi, Akatmakat (Unani)Da Tuo Ye Yun Shi (TCM) Caesalpinia cristaBlanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, (1875) Caesalpinia crista seed(Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Caesalpinia crista, C. bonducella Parts used: Seed kernel Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent, astringent Uses: 1. Warms the…

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Typhonium, Bai Fu Zi PRO

ByAdam Tate

Typhonium, Bai Fu Zi 白附子 Prepared Root is called Zhi Bai Fu Zi Typhonium giganteum Aconitum coreanum(Photo by IloveU4ever) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Typhonium giganteum (syn. T. giraldii, T. stoliczkae)Aconitum coreanum (A. koreanum, Guan Bai Fu) is used in some parts. Parts used: Prepared Root. The fresh root is used externally Temperature & Taste: Very warm,…

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Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka PRO

ByAdam Tate

Tecomella undulata, Rohitaka Rohida TreeRohitaka, Rohi (Ayurveda)Malampulvan (Siddha) Tecomella undulataJ.S. Kerner, Hortus sempervirens, (1811) Botanical name: Tecomella undulata (syn. Tecoma undulata, T. glauca, Bignonia undulata, B. glauca) Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison:-Liver and Spleen diseases-Jaundice, Hepatitis-Blood disorders-Skin diseases, Eczema, eruptions, Leucoderma, Leprosy-Syphilis…

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Ricinus, Castor PRO

ByAdam Tate

Ricinus Semen, Castor Seed Cataputia; Arand (Unani)Dan Khra དན་ཁྲ  (Tibetan) New Kreüterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Atlas des plantes de jardins, Klincksieck, 1896 Atlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Castor leaves (above) and Seed pods (right) (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Ricinus communis Parts used: 1. Prepared Seed (toxic)2. Expressed Oil (non-toxic)3. Root is also used in…

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Oxytropis, Stag sha PRO

ByAdam Tate

Oxytropis, Stag sha སྟག་ཤ Locoweed, CrazyweedStag sha  (lit. ‘Tiger flesh’, Tibet)–Stag sha dkar po: Oxyytropis microphylla (Tibet)–Stag sha nag po: Oxytropis chiliophylla (Tibet)Duo Ye Ji Dou (TCM) Oxytropis microphyllaJacquemont, V., Voyage dans l’Inde pendant les années 1828 a 1832, (1844) Oxytropis microphylla (as Astragalus microphylla)Pallas, P.S., Species Astragalorum, (1800-1803) Oxytropis lanata(Photo by Demidenko) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Oxytropis…

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Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation

ByAdam Tate

Sitz Bath to Promote Menstruation Tradition: Western Source / Author: Fuchsius Herb Name MugwortSageBetonyCalamintOreganoPennyroyalCamomileMelilot St. John’s wortSouthernwoodOrris rootParsley root Latin Artemisia vulgarisSalvia officinalisBetonica officinalisCalamintha officinalisOreganum vulgareMentha pulegiumMatricaria recutitaMeliotus officinalisHypericum perforatumArtemisia abrotanumIris germanicaPetroselinum crispum Amount 1⁄2 handful ea. 1 dram ea. Preparation: Prepare a decoction in a large pot. Function: Moves the Blood and Qi, promotes…

Sang Lang (Tibetan Medicine) PRO

ByAdam Tate

Sang Lang (Tibetan Medicine) Skyer sang lang (Tibetan): Rhamnella gilgiticaCan dan sang lang (Tibetan), Shinyleaf Yellowhorn, Wen Guan Mu (TCM): Xanthoceras sorbifoliaGs sang lang (Tibetan): Plumyew, Zhong Guo Cu Fei Zhi Ye (TCM): Cephalotaxus sinensis Xanthoceras sorbifoliaCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1887) Cephalotaxus harringtoniiCurtis’s Botanical Magazine (1909) Cephalotaxus sinensis(Photo by Bostonian13) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Three varieties of…

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Conyza canadensis, Xiao Fei Peng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Conyza, Xiao Fei Peng 小飞蓬 Horseweed, Canadian FleabaneXiao Fei Peng, Qi Zhou Yi Zhi Hao, Xiao Bai Jiu Cao (TCM) Conyza canadensisSmith, J.E., English botany, or coloured figures of British plants, ed. 3 [B] [J.E. Sowerby et al] (1866) Conyza canadensis(Photo by Stan Shebs) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Conyza canadensis (Syn. Erigeron canadensis)Conyza bonariensis (Syn. Erigeron…

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Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes PRO

ByAdam Tate

Saussurea nepalensis, Kon pa gab skyes ཀོན་པ་གབ་སྐྱེས་ Kon pa gab skyes (Tibet)Nibo er Feng Mao Ju 尼泊尔风毛菊 (TCM) Left: Saussurea crepidifolia, Right: S. runcinataKomarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R. (1934-1964) Botanical name: Saussurea spp.There are 3 types: Kon pa gab skyes (‘Male’): S. nepalensis Kon pa gab chen (‘Female’): S. ilkiangensis (syn. S. przewalskii,…

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Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng PRO

ByAdam Tate

Diploclisia, Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng 苍白秤钩风 Glaucescent Diploclisia Cang Bai Cheng Gou Feng (TCM) Diploclisia glaucescens Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany (1840-1850) Diploclisia glaucescens (Photo by Vengolis) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Diploclisia glaucescens Parts used: Stem and leaf Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Wind and Damp:-Wind-Damp pain of the bones…

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Notopterygium, Qiang Huo PRO

ByAdam Tate

Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活 Qiang Huo (TCM)Spru nag (Tibetan) Botanical name: Notopterygium incisum (syn. Hansenia weberbaueriana), N. forbesii Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:-Fever with Chills, Cold, Flu-Occipital Headache-acute Body aches and pains from Wind-Cold-Damp-also for Dizziness 2. Clears…

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